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Cushman & Wakefield · 2 weeks ago

Manager, Talent Management

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$106K/yr - $125K/yr

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager, Talent Management to join their team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the workforce is strategically aligned with business goals and involves developing employee experience programs and providing compensation analysis to clients.

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Responsibilities

Develop and execute enterprise and function‑level workforce plans that align talent supply with current and future business strategy

Partner with business and functional leaders to forecast headcount, skills, and capability needs across short‑ and long‑term horizons

Translate business strategy into clear talent demand scenarios, identifying risks, gaps, and future capability requirements

Monitor workforce capacity, role criticality, and skill mix to proactively address business constraints

Analyze workforce data (headcount, attrition, internal mobility, time‑to‑fill, bench strength, diversity metrics) to identify trends and inform decision‑making

Establish and track workforce planning KPIs, providing regular insights and recommendations to senior leaders

Use data to highlight talent risks, opportunity areas, and mitigation strategies

Identify current and future talent needs and develop sustainable talent pipelines for critical and hard‑to‑fill roles

Partner with Talent Acquisition to align hiring strategies, sourcing approaches, and workforce plans

Oversee and continuously improve the onboarding experience to ensure new hires are effectively integrated and productive

Partner with leaders to accelerate time‑to‑productivity through role clarity, early development, and performance expectations

Design and manage career development frameworks that enable internal mobility and career progression

Ensure employees and managers have access to tools and guidance for meaningful career conversations

Partner with leaders to identify readiness for advancement and stretch opportunities

Lead succession planning efforts for critical and leadership roles, ensuring depth, readiness, and continuity

Facilitate talent reviews to assess potential, performance, and development needs

Identify and close succession gaps through targeted development and talent strategies

Partner with leaders to foster a work environment that supports engagement, retention, and performance through effective talent practices

Translate engagement and retention insights into actionable talent interventions

Support leader capability in talent conversations, development planning, and retention efforts

Qualification

Workforce PlanningWorkforce AnalyticsTalent AcquisitionSuccession PlanningEmployee EngagementCareer DevelopmentOnboardingData Analysis

Required

Dynamic and experienced Manager, Talent Management